Turn-table.



. J. WEAVER.

TURN TABLE.

ANIMATION FILED PEB. 17, 1908.

Patented Jan.26, 1909.

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TURN TABLE.

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TURN TABLE.

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TURN TABLE.

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ve/Wr and crank g. Shaft if is journaled at its crank epd in a ball an socket eccentric box g,'and the other end in a ball andsocket Lournal box g'. (See Fi 5). Said Journal oxes are ri dly fastene to frame H, which is support by parts of the construction of the tower. Rotatively attached to shaft g* is friction wheel g and driving sheave g, Shaft h is journa'letLiu ball and socket journal boxes hz and h*l rigidly fastened to the frame H. Shaft h1 carries a pulley h which is connected by a belt to the driving mechanism, (not shown) and a friction wheel h which can be caused to contact with friction wheel and transmit ower to shaft Idler s eave g is journa ed in bearings xntegral with or fastened to a plate which is rigidly fastened to' the frame H. Flexible connection G enoircles the turn table in a groove a21 and passes from said groove over driving sheave g and down over a tension sheave (not shown in the drawings). Said flexible-connection then passes from the said tension sheave up over idler g and back to the roove o,21 of the turn table.

T e turn table has fastened at its base a track a which rests upon rollers 1c connected to one another by a loop K. Said rollers rest upon a track J supported by parts of the structure of the tower. The turn table also has a bearing at its center consisting of a block a having a projection a, which fits in an annular recess in a similar block j, said block being supported by parts of the structure of the tower.

The parts of the turn table which register with the return track and the chute may be placed on un incline. (See Fig.A 3). The

igh .sides of these inclines, when said inclines register with the up track and chute, are al ways adjacent to the up track and the low sides are adjacent to the down track. This arrangement, due to the action of ravity,

aids in landing the cars on the turn ta le and prevents the same from sliding back down the up truck. The positive opera-tion of tlie link belt mechanism on the turn table tracks, l

makes an incline unnecessary;

The operatlon of the device 1s as foI1ows:---

is traveling up thesaid track. As soon as the said boat reaches the top of track B, leverY a may 'be thrown and` the mechanism of the turn table started. Power is then transmitted' through ears a", a, and d, and as, a, and dl and smits u, a", D and D1 to the s rocket Wheels di und d" res ectively.

ese Wheels dm and d transmit t e power to the belting which operates over said wheels and iskers s" asd e respectively. Qns ef the dogs oi' the boat, (each boat being gentable woul with the link belting of the turritable and the other dog disengla es from the 'nk belting of the up track. e boat is now hauled to a suitable position on the table and lever a is `thrown to disengage the contact of friction clutch a", so as to stop the operation of the link belting of the turn table.` The boat is prevented from sliding back onto the up track, is aided in the disen agement of its dog from the link belting of t e` up track and is aided in its eng ement with the link belting of the turn tab e by thev action of gravity facilitated by means of the inclined portion of the turn table afore described. y Lever fz is now thrown so as to disengage catch F from t catch block a2, and the turn table is free to revolve. Lever is no'w thrown so as to cause a frictiona contact between friction wheels g5 and h* causing .flexible connection G o erated b means ofv driving shcave g, to whidlx ower las been transmitted from friction w eel g5 through shaft g, torotate the turn table 1n the direction indicated by the arrow. (See Fig. 1). l

The clutches d and d are thrown out of contact'during the rotation of the table by srin s e and el, since said springs can operate s ort y after the table starts -to rotate, as the levers E and E are no longer contacted by the cam blocks e2 and e3. If the above stated clutches were allowed to bc in contact, the link belting of the turn table would continue to operate and would haul the bont on thc turn table to a position beyond the one desired and might interfere with the operation of the device. The rotating of the table would cause theoperationof the mechanism designed to start and load-the cars on the turn table. Since ythe clutches el" and d are thrown outby the springs as soon as the earn blocks cease tocontact withV the levers E and E* when the table has rotated very slightly from its normal position, it' is obvious that clutcha3 could be in contact when the table is rotating; or in other words the lever a need not be thrown if the o erator `so desires, and that thc ex )ulsion of t 1e boat from the turn become automatic. `After the ,'tablehas rotated 18() degrees, catch F en- Assume the driving mechanism started, lever b thrown so as to cause the link belting of the up track C to be operating, and that. aboat` i ga es with catch block a" of the turn table, an said table is sto pcd and held by the throwing of lever f2, w uch throws catch F into the slot of the turn table. The clutches and d have now been thrown in contact the contacting of their leversE'and E* wit x the cam blocks, e and e. If the members of clutch a were now inl contact, the boat, throu h its dog, would bestartcd down the chutegliy the motion of the'link belting, of the turn table which starts as soon as clutches d and diare thrown in contact. Also said boat w-eaiel terra-l te start, drie to the action of gravity "nf'iltated by the inclined surface of erally provided with two dogs about elght that partof thetable whichnowregisterswith 05 feet apart along its lineal dimension) engages track B and whose lower side is contiguous 130 with said track. lf, however, the lever c was thrown so as to disengage the members yof the clutch a?, said lever must be thrown before the boat could start down the chute, and when said lever is thrown the starting of the boat is brought about in the same manner as described in the iirst ense.

A further description of the operation would he a repetition of the foregoing. However, it must be remembered that a boat may he started from and one loaded on the turn table at the same time, and that to turn the table through 180o is always a sullioicnt rotation.

It will be understood that I do not limit 1n ysell' to any specilic forni oi mechanism for the actuation of vehicles upon turn tables but my invention covers any mechanism connected with the turn table adapted to produce the positive movement ol' vehicles upon turn ta les, with orwithout the assistance ol' gravity. Y

What l claim as new and desire to secure hy Letters latcnt of the United States, is:-

1. A turn-table, provided with tracks, adapted t0 register with tracks connecting with the table, means carried by the table and positively driven and operating suhstantiaily parallel with the travel of the vehicle, for positively moving the vehicle upon and discharging it from se id table.

2. A tui=n table, having in combination a driving shaft, n pinion lined thereon,` and mechanism connected therewith and operated thereby for each turn tahle track, consisting of a gear meshing with the driving pinion and lixed to a pn rt ed shaft, said shaft, n clutch commotion upon said shaft, means for holding the parts ot said clutch nornnn'lyv discormectcd, means connected with said clutch adapted to he opei':-.lcd upon from without to connect the'pnrts of said clutch, :i sprocket wheel npon seid parted shaft, an idler sprocket wheel in line with the iii-st, :1nd a linked chain adapted [o operate over said. sprockets.

IS. t turn-table, provided with a plurality ol' trai-.hs adapted lo ree'ist er with man: tracks connecting with lhe lnlrle, each tinck ol' the tnlile adapted lo operate as a discharge or loading tlneh, and poner-driven mechanism upon the talile engngeahle with a vehicle i'or posilivelv loading` seid whit-.le on the table and dise mrging it lherel'roni.

4. A turn inhle. having n mechanism coinprisiug gears whirh mesh with a pinion of the driving shzrl't and which are rotntivelv l'nstened to simile n.: ering gears, which nies-li .rilh gears rotntirely nllnched lo shafts cirrving link. helting pulleys, clutches ntlnched to said shnlts ol the pulleys and means and discharge it therefrom.

6. In con'ihination with n. water-chute, a. turn-table having tracks ada ted to register with the several chute trac is through the rotation ol the table, and powerdriven mechanism on said `table having means for ositively engaging movable vehicles to deiver them onto the table and discharge them therefrom.

7. In combination with' a turn table, a lever controlled mechanism for positively loading vehicles on the table and discharging the same from' the tnhle, said mechanism comprising fears which mesh with a pinion of thev driving shaft, said gears rotatively attached to shafts at right angles to vsaid driving shaft, and which carry gears which mesh with similar gears rotativelf attached to shafts at right angles to said s rafts andcarry link belting pulleys rotatively attached to said link belt pulley shafts havin Y clutches to connect their iarts, means for lnildin f said clutchesnornialiy out of contact, and lhvers adapted to contact with cam blocks and throw the said clutches in contact, also link belt idler, link belting and inclined tracks.

8. 1n combination with a water chute, a turn table comprising a plurality of tracks adapted to re rister with the tracks of the chute and mec ianism to positively load the vehicles from the chute onto the table and discharge the same from the tnlhie onto the chute; a tou'eremhraring :r lever'nnd mechanism for controlling und rota ting said table, a lever and connections to operate a catch to stop, hold and release the turn table, a lever and ninnections to connect and disconnect the loading and discharging mechanism ot' the turn lahle with the driving mechanism and n lever and connections to control the return truck mechanism, which consists ol drivingf und idler link helling pulleys and link helting.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- TICHSC.

JEROME L WEAVER. 'itliesses:

WALTER A. l( Nlclrr, JOSEPH R. GARDNEP 

